Rep. Grayson Doesn’t Apologize, Compares Health Care Shortcomings to Holocaust

If there is to be a serious debate about the nature of Health Care Reform the Speaker needs to muzzle Rep. Grayson immediately. His hyperbole – delivered with all the cadance of an amateur stand up comic appearing at his first open mic night – is not only unhelpful but distracting.

It is not unhelpful and distracting, quite the contrary. It may in fact be understating the problem.
Republicans’ idea of a “serious debate” about health care reform is how they can lock in more profits for the Wall Street greedheads they truly represent. High time someone called them out on that.

Typical double standard. As a conservative I thought it was inappropriate for Joe Wilson to do what
he did and I find this to be inflamatory. At least I am consistant.

Stupid to say, but DONT apologize. How many times have anti-abortion rights nuts compareed abortion to the Holocaust?

Excellent!
It’s about time we started fighting back against the insanity and vitriol of the right.
They’re the ones who took this simple concept of helping all our citizens and turned it into a war of vile lies, propaganda, racism and anti-patriotism.
The White House owned Fox “News” on its lies earlier (way overdue) and this is an amazing stand by Grayson.
As one of the citizens of this nation that the Warpublicans are trying to kill, I loudly applaud him.
Of course, those on the right are such hypocrites. It’s ok for them to label Obama Hitler, but you can’t reference the holocaust they’re enacting upon millions of their fellow citizens. (That would be the ones who aren’t rich.)

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.) said Dem plans would tell seniors to “drop dead.” Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) said Democratic plans for a public option would “kill people.” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said Dems’ proposals might “put seniors in a position of being put to death by their govt.” and the list goes on………….

Kudos to ruthie and Jaym for nailing the bullying hypocrites of wingnutdom.
It’s well past time to fight back.

The hypocrisy nerve of the Republicans who has said and paid those to say almost “anything” out of their mouths….Whoever suggested and INFLAMED the ignorant to believe “Death Panels” should have been Prosecuted!!!!!
DON’T YOU APOLOGIZE REP. GRAYSON. WE GOT YOUR BACK!

This country is really getting out of control. I always felt that to be a congressman, senator or a President you should show some class and sophistication. I am not picking on Grayson alone but all of them are making me sick. Whats worse is that many on this board seem to think it is OK becuase the other guy does it. All of us need to freaking grow up…this behavior is beneath this once great nation. I am saddened by this behavior and embarrased for all of us.

Let’s also give credit where credit is due. When Wilson said “You lie,” it was all over EVERY news channel. Have you heard about this in MSM? I haven’t. MSM shouts down anything Republican, but won’t show ONE negative thing about what is REALLY happening in our country. SHAME ON THE MEDIA!!

Joe Wilson was right and he still was forced to apoligize, this dem nutcake is wrong and he won’t apoligize. President Obama lies though his eye teeth when he feels the need to impress his audience. All of the Obama supporters who want to call me names, shout me down go ahead. Let me issue a challenge. I am going to say Obama is a fraud, that is right a fraud. Now if you can prove me wrong I will apoligize but not before. When I say prove me wrong I want hard evidence such as his long form birth certificatge, his school records, his medical records, his enior thesis, articles written for the Harvard Review. How did he pay for all that school? How did he manage a world tour going to countries Americans were allowed to visit? Where is his passport information? Where is anything on him that we can believe? So I will say again, Obama is a “FRAUD”!

My Bad, Alan Grayson is a trial lawyer. Good person to champion the health reform cause.

I watched Congressman Grayson give this speech on the floor via C Span. As soon as he finished, I called his office and thanked him for speaking the truth. Since I’m a Texan and not his constituent, I immediately donated money to his campaign through ActBlue. NeoCons whine when the tables are turned, and they better get use to this type of fighting back. The new Dems in congress aren’t that far removed from their constituents that they don’t know what’s going on.

DIE QUICKLY is the health insurance companies health care plan. Therefore, it is the Republicans health care plan

Why should Grayson apologize for speaking the truth? It’s OK for repubs to call democrats nazis, terrorists, socialists and killers, but when something true is spoken against repubs like Grayson so boldly did, OH MY GOD AN APOLOGY IS DEMANDED!! Typical HYPOCRITES!!

Republican Senators have always had the best interest of Big Business, Insurance Companies, Tabaco Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Gun Companies, Wall Street etc etc etc.. They don’t give a damn about the average individual.. As long as they get their Great Government Healthcare at $503.00 a year they’re not worried about Healthcare..

Gotta admire a man who stands for what he believes in. Gotta love his appology. I guess the Republicans will now think twice before they try to Bully Grayson. They don’t want to give him the opportunity to give it to them again! ROFLM-Liberal-AO..

Okay let me get this straight. When a democrate says negative things about the repubs it’s okay, the truth and all that? When the repubs say something negative, with proof no doubt, they are called liers, fear monger, racist and anti-american? I have two questions,1. does ANYONE, JUST ONE liberal leftie have ONE thought that is their own? Anyone? Please? 2. Is there anyone on the left that can present their point of view with out name calling and/or spewing vile hate filled talking points? Just wondering

Maybe he is a little over the top but I am happy to see one democrate stand up for something…Too many are worried about their own future….this health care is too important and most of them are too afraid to be aggressive and back their president. I apologize for their lack of commitment. It’s about time someone sounded like they care about the people for a change.

We deserve health protection just the same as we deserve police protection. Our health should not depend on how an insurance company is crunching the numbers that day.

Yep, Fox is taking Acorn down, just like Glenn Beck took Van jones down….the problem with the democrats is they are brain washed, entitlement kings and queens…..nope the repubs will not vote yes on any kind of public option, some day you will thank them!

Of course the Republicans don’t like Rep. Grayson; he has the testicular fortitude to talk just like they do. Love it! Go Grayson…!

Holocaust, according to Merriam Webster say a mass slaughter of people. The insurance company’s have been committing a holocaust against American citizens and the Republicans are not trying to fix this which makes them culpable in this holocaust. Genocide might be another term since its mostly the poor that have no insurance so allowing them to die from lack of health care would be a good word to use. If you don’t like the words then fix the system, this isn’t physics, its not hard, people are struggling with health insurance company’s ruining their lives, some that have insurance might as well have none considering the amount of care they will allow. We should be lucky to have health care like Canada or England, its still a heck of a lot better than NOTHING which the uninsured in America have.

Grayson should not back down. Finally someone has the guts to tell the truth!